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Pending State Housing Laws: Rebuilding After a Natural Disaster

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Various state housing bills are currently making their way through the California State Legislature that are expected to benefit mixed-income multifamily housing developers. The following summaries reflect the status of the...more

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Dust Off Your Rulebook: EPA’s New Dust-Lead Standards

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EPA has published a Final Rule which will lower dust-lead standards in pre-1978 homes and childcare facilities. Under TSCA Section 403, EPA must identify and regulate lead-based paint hazards....more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

The Long Road to PFAS Regulation

In April 2023, the EPA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting input on the designation of seven PFAS as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Seven More PFAS for Superfund? EPA’s Potential Designation of New Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

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The EPA (or “Agency”) is seeking public input and data regarding the potential future designation of seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[Webinar] PFAS & Real Property Transactions: The Essentials of Diligence and Compliance - June 9th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT

Regulators across the country are increasingly focused on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil and water. These “forever chemicals” are persistent and widespread, and pose complex cleanup challenges. As federal...more

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Update for Property Purchasers: PFAS, Phase Is, and CERCLA Protections

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In the latest development surrounding PFAS, EPA has published a direct final rule endorsing use of the newly updated ASTM E1527-21 standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (“Phase Is”)...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

New Screening Levels for Key PFAS Chemicals Will Spur Regulatory Action at Contaminated Sites

In support of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Board) efforts to investigate and evaluate the public health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the San Francisco Regional Water Quality...more

Dickinson Wright

Vapor Intrusion: Why Property Owners and Purchasers really need to pay attention

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An increasing degree of attention is being paid to instances of vapor intrusion, the process by which volatile chemicals migrate, in vapor form, from soil or groundwater into indoor air spaces of buildings. Even in the era of...more

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District of New Hampshire Denies Remand Under CAFA’s Local Controversy Exception

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On November 30th, in Brown v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., United States District Judge Joseph Laplante of the District of New Hampshire denied plaintiffs’ motion to remand two related class action lawsuits based...more

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2015 Summary of Key Maine Environmental Legislation

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The Pierce Atwood Environmental and Land Use Practice Group is pleased to provide the 2015 Summary of Key Maine Environmental Legislation enacted or carried over in the First Regular Session of Maine's 127th Legislature...more

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